You can teach almost anyone determined to learn them the basics required to write sentences and paragraphs that say what you want them to say clearly and concisely. It's far more difficult to get people to think like a writer,… — Anne Bernays Copy Share Image
I can’t remember how many times I advised students to stop writing the sunny hours and write from where it hurts: No one wants to read polite. It puts them to sleep. — Anne Bernays Copy Share Image
You can teach almost anyone determined to learn them the basics required to write sentences and paragraphs that say what you want them to… — Anne Bernays Copy Share Image
Nice writing isn't enough. It isn't enough to have smooth and pretty language. You have to surprise the reader frequently, you can't just be… — Anne Bernays Copy Share Image
There's a sureness to good writing even when what's being written about doesn't make all that much sense. It's the sureness of the so-called… — Anne Bernays Copy Share Image
It sounds shameful, but on my best days I write only about three or four hours. — Anne Bernays Copy Share Image
Publishers never tell writers anything. They're all crazy and they drive me crazy. — Anne Bernays Copy Share Image
I can’t remember how many times I advised students to stop writing the sunny hours and write from where it hurts: No one wants… — Anne Bernays Copy Share Image
